If you were to ask me two years ago who I thought my best friends were going to be, an entire fraternity would definitely not have been at the top of my list. "Frat boys" are oftentimes stereotyped to be "daddy's money douche bags in pastel shorts and Vineyard Vines", but get to know one, and I promise you, you'll understand when I say: they are so much more than that.
To the fraternity that became family,
So many people look at the friends I've made in college and shake their heads as if you boys are the worst thing to happen to me. Little do they know, you boys are the best thing to happen to me in a long time. The fact that you guys are in a fraternity has so little to do with the type of men you are.
You boys are loving and kind. You all care so deeply about your community and the people around you. What the media fails to tell people is that you "frat boys" are just as sensitive, caring and emotional as the next person (sorry for ruining your tough guy front, boys). You worry about those hurting around you, and you boys know exactly how to turn a frown upside down and make someone's day.
You boys are understanding and empathetic. You boys have seen me at my worst. You've seen the emotional breakdowns and the total train wreck I can be and yet, you boys are still here, constantly reminding me that it's only normal to fall apart and that what matters is how you pick yourself back up.
You boys are driven and hardworking. Daddy's money has little to do with your achievements- I have watched you boys work hard and earn everything you have. I have watched you boys spend endless nights in the library pushing through some of the hardest classes and the hardest assignments I could never even imagine myself taking or doing. I have watched you boys put your best selves out there and earning yourselves some of the best internships and jobs available. You boys have taught me that there is no failure in trying, but that's just the thing, you have to try first. You have to quit waiting for good things to just happen, you have to go out there and get 'em.
So thank you. Thank you for loving me and taking care of me. Thank you for supporting me and pushing me to be better. Thank you for never leaving my side, even though there are days where I wouldn't blame you boys if you did. Thank you for coming into my life and making me the happiest I have ever been. It has been my honor to watch you boys love deeply, care truly and work tirelessly and I am so honored that you boys have let me be a part of something so great.
Hoorah.
